¶The And the first went departed,
and poured out his bowl into the earth, and it became a harmful
and evil sore[a]became on the people who had
have the mark of the beast, and who worshipedhis its image.

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a Cf. Ex. 9:9-10: 9:8 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, Take handfuls of soot from a furnace, and have Moses throw it into the air while Pharaoh is watching. 9:9 It will become fine dust over the whole land of Egypt and will cause boils [LXX: ἕλκη φλυκτίδες, sore blains (Brenton)] to break out and fester on both people and animals in all the land of Egypt. 9:10 So they took soot from a furnace and stood before Pharaoh, Moses threw it into the air, and it caused festering boils [LXX: ἕλκη φλυκτίδες, sore blains (Brenton)] to break out on both people and animals (NET). See also Dt. 28:27 (ἕλκει Αἰγυπτίῳ, boil of Egypt), 34 (ἐν ἕλκει πονηρῷ, with an evil sore [Brenton]).

For because they poured out the blood of the saints
holy (ones) and the prophets, and you have given them
blood to drink.[a]They deserve Worthy
they are (of this).”

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a Cf. Is. 49:26: I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh; / they will get drunk on their own blood, as if it were wine. / Then all humankind will recognize that / I am the Lord, your deliverer, / your protector, the powerful ruler of Jacob (NET).

¶The And the fifth (angel) poured
out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his its kingdom
was darkened.;[a] andThey they
gnawed their tongues because of from the pain,

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a Cf. Ex. 10:21-23: 10:21 The Lord said to Moses, Extend your hand toward heaven so that there may be64 darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness so thick it can be felt. 10:22 So Moses extended his hand toward heaven, and there was absolute darkness throughout the land of Egypt for three days. 10:23 No one could see another person, and no one could rise from his place for three days. But the Israelites had light in the places where they lived (NET).

¶The And the sixth (angel) poured
out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates., andIts
its water was dried up,in order that
the way might be prepared for of the kings that
come who are from the sunrise[a] should be
prepared.[b]

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a Gk. ἀπὸ ἀνατολῆς ἡλίου. See also Rv. 7:2.

b Cf. Is. 11:10-16: 11:10 At that time a root from Jesse [see Rv. 5:5] will stand like a signal flag for the nations. Nations will look to him for guidance, and his residence will be majestic. 11:11 At that time the sovereign master will again lift his hand to reclaim the remnant of his people from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the seacoasts. / 11:12 He will lift a signal flag for the nations; / he will gather Israel’s dispersed people / and assemble Judah’s scattered people / from the four corners of the earth. [see Rv. 7:1] / 11:13 Ephraim’s jealousy will end, / and Judah’s hostility will be eliminated. / Ephraim will no longer be jealous of Judah, / and Judah will no longer be hostile toward Ephraim. / 11:14 They will swoop down on the Philistine hills to the west; / together they will loot the people of the east. / They will take over Edom and Moab, / and the Ammonites will be their subjects. / 11:15 The Lord will divide the gulf of the Egyptian Sea; / he will wave his hand over the Euphrates River and send a strong wind, / he will turn it into seven dried-up streams, / and enable them to walk across in their sandals. / 11:16 There will be a highway leading out of Assyria / for the remnant of his people, / just as there was for Israel, / when they went up from the land of Egypt (NET).

for they are spirits of demons, performing signs; which go forth
out to on the kings of the whole inhabited
earth known world, to gather them together for
into the war of that the great day
of God, the Almighty.

¶“Behold, I come like a thief.;[a]Blessed blessed (is)he the
one who watches is watching, and keeps
keeping his clothes, so in order that
he doesn’t would not be walking
naked, and they might see his shame.”

There And there were lightning flashes,
and sounds rumblings,[a]
and thunderclaps; and there was a great earthquake,
such as was not since there were men on the earth, so great an earthquake,
so mighty.

The And the great city[a]was divided split[b]into three parts,
and the cities of the nations fell.; and Babylon the gGreat[c]
was remembered in the sight of before God, to give
to her the cup of the wine of the fierceness wrath of
his wrath anger.;

Great and great hailstones, —about
the weight of a talent,—came down plummeted[a]out
of the sky on people., andPeople people
blasphemed God because of from the plague of the
hail,for because thisthe
plague of it is exceedingly excessively severe
great.[b]

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a Gk. καταβαίνω, to descend.

b Cf. Ex. 9:18-19: 9:18 I am going to cause very severe hail to rain down about this time tomorrow, such hail as has never occurred in Egypt from the day it was founded until now. 9:19 So now, send instructions to gather your livestock and all your possessions in the fields to a safe place. Every person or animal caught in the field and not brought into the house – the hail will come down on them, and they will die! (NET).